This presentation explains about ISIS or CARA repertory

About cara repertory

1. ISIS (CARA)

2. ISIS Author : David Witko. Year of publication : 2004. Presenting version : ISIS vision. Published and marketed by : Micant Ltd, England. History : Earlier the software was known as CARA (computer assisted repertory analysis), started as a software system for – Royal London, Homoeopathic Hospital. It is useful those who wants repertorize using Kent’s repertory. CARA means ‘friendly’ in gaelic.

3. Through out 80’s and 90’s CARA continued to develop and grow and gained the reputation of being really easy to use and cast-effective way of getting started with Homoeopathic computer software. Subsequent upgrades and developments, saw it transform into – ISIS. Features : 1, Starting up and functions of ISIS vision. 2, Explorer. 3, Repertory section. 4, Repertorial result format. 5, Analysis.

4. 6, Filter. 7, Presentation. 8, Materia medica. 9, Remedy informations. 10, Dictionary. 11, Other provisions. Starting up of the software : When we click the ISIS icon on desk top a Micant control centre is displayed. Various aspects / functions ISIS vision : As options to proceed right side of the screen. 1, Start ISIS.

5. 2, Patients. 3, Acutes. 4, Online discussion. 5, Tutorials. 6, Micant support with further 5 choices. Version number displayed in the bottom of right corner. Section proper – start ISIS : By opting this option we can access the world of ISIS as an ISIS screen. ISIS screen provides – 1, Main screen. 2, Clipboard – 10 in number. 3, Remedy pane 4, Menus 5, Toolbars.

6. Menus : Displays a drop down list of menu choices, almost every function in ISIS is available with in. Toolbar icons : Row of icons – performs most common functions with in ISIS, provide quick access. Remedy pane : Displays quick access information about remedies. Clicking a remedy abbreviation while viewing the repertory displays requested remedy information in this pane. Certain items of information are ‘Hyperlinks’, which helps to access library of information for the selected remedy including photos, sounds of description on it.

7. Important once are, remedy full name hyper link and materia medica hyper link. Main screen : Where all book data is displayed, like – Repertory rubrics. Materia medica text. Remedy information. Dictionary definitions. Explorer : Where the library of books with in ISIS is accessed and divided in to sections – 1, Repertories 2, Materia medicas

8. 3, Remedy information. 4, The dictionary. 5, A tab for search. Clicking any tab opens up that appropriate section with the list of books. Opening any books displays a list of available chapter (remedies). Clicking on a chapter causes it’s text to be displayed on the main screen. On entry to ISIS the repertory tab is automatically accessed. Repertory section : This software contain – 1, BBCR. 2, Boericke’e repertory.

9. 3, Clarke’s repertory. 4, Phatak’s repertory. 5, Complete repertory. 6, Murphy’s repertory. 7, My repertory. 8, Combined repertory. Combined repertory : Unique repertory, provides as standards in ISIS, developed by Miccant Ltd, contains Kent’s repertory + Kent’s final general repertory + Synthetic repertory, recognized additions for carcinocin by George Vithoulkas, constructed in the similar style of Lent’s repertory, not published in book form, with 3 gradations, 39 chapters. The generalities chapter was moved to immediately follows mind chapter, modalities

10. chapter added, remedy count number with rubrics, contemporary remedy additions with author numbers after the remedy abbreviations. Provings from the dynamis school are included. (Hydrogen, iridium, scorpion, germanium, chocolate, brassica, diamond, eagle, neon). The provings of, lime stone, marble, granite, from Nulla Eusing and Burren schools are incorporated. Newer remedy provings like, Tungsten, lachumanum, fire, amber, plutonium, AIDS, coca-cola, falcon, gila monster, polystyrene, basil, saguarra, arizona lava, salix fragilis, stingray, kauri

11. tree, oak gall, positronium, goat’s milk, dolphin’s milk, and lion’s milk. My repertory : We can create our own repertory, add our own clinical experience as rubrics, can add more medicines, can amend grades for a rubric, can be used for repertorization. We can change the order of repertories in the explorer tree, can create our own view of repertory by using ‘Preference’ tab, can exclude additions from certain authors. Repertorization : 1, Open the repertory. 2, Select appropriate chapter for rubrics.

12. Easiest way to find rubrics : Simply type few letters on the keyboard, e.g., Ai (for ailments). As the letters are typed, a ‘search screen’ opens. Along with the very ‘first rubric’, that contain the letters typed in to the first word position in main screen in background. If it isn’t the rubric we want to use? ISIS needs to be told to find another rubric for consideration, by clicking on the ‘next rubric symbol’, in search screen. We can further refine the rubric by typing similarly

13. few letters for sub-rubrics. The first letter type in must be contained in the very first word of a rubric. Letters or words type in the second through fifth positions can appear any where in the rest of the rubric text. After selecting the rubric, put the selected rubric in to clip board by double clicking on the rubric or by dragging it in to clip board or by copying it to the clip board. A bright red tick is displayed next to the rubrics in the repertory confirming it has been included in the case.

14. Word searching in repertories : When not sure about the chapters for the rubrics, use word search facility. ‘Search’ icon, F7, ?, key and SHIFT key at the same time. It searches every repertory, every chapter and every rubric simultaneously. It also finds all words related to words type in, i.e., synonyms too, e.g., if typing alone, automatically find words like, abandoned, forsaken, lost, estranged, etc. Thematic searching : By using the same provision, incorporated as a set of theme words provided by Dr.J.S.Mirilli, compiled by examining major proving

15. sources, Hahnemann, Allen, Hering, and distilling down the prover’s expressions in to themes, each theme word has then been associated with repertory rubrics. Only works with Miccant’s combined repertory : Rubrics can be searched by kingdom or family too, integrated method can also be used if the rubric is not clear in one repertory, to get well represented rubrics. Repertorial result format : A classic totality analysis is performed. The default format – classical repertorization chart

16. Case rubrics – down the left side. Indicated remedy – across the top. Coloured grade cells underneath each remedy clearly show in which rubrics a remedy is present in and which it isn’t. Analysis setting window : Clearly visible at the top left corner of the repertorization chart, with 4 parameters. 1, Analysis. 2, Order. 3, Filter. 4, Presentation. Analysis : Gives different methods of analyzing a case, contains an ‘expert system’, to provide an

17. experienced opinion on every cases. Which is simply an analytical method of viewing cases using settings proven over the years to give excellent results. We can change the values used in the ISIS expert system, repertorization, analysis. Order : We can chose repertorial results in different order, i.e., according to rubric total or grade total or alphabetical order or rubrics & alphabetical, etc. Filter : Can filter the current totality using – 1, Kingdoms – like animals, plants, mineral or other energies.

18. 2, Families : Which shows well represented family in the case. 3, Periodic table – introduced by Dr.Jan Scholten. In which there are a commonly held set of factors and themes that may guide us towards choosing a mineral remedy. 4, Miasm : Filtering according to classic miasms. 5, Miasmatic states : Introducing the miasmatic definition of Rajan Sankaran. They added 7 more miasmatic definitions like – 1, Cancer. 2, Leprosy. 3, Ringworm 4, Typhoid.

19. 5, Malarial. 6, Acute. 7, Tubercular. 6, Generals : With contribution of Dr. Praful Vijayerker. 1, Cold and hot remedies. 2, Thirst and thirstlessness. 3, Left side right side remedies. These all 6 filters are Essentially helpful in selecting a second prescription. Presentation : In 4 formats like – 1, Chats. 2, Cylinders. 3, Columns 4, Bars.

20. Families & kingdoms : Entire repertorial results can be represented according to families and kingdoms in, graphically or diagrammatically here. Differentiating between indicated remedies : To get information quickly about the medicines we need to choose, start by clicking the right mouse button on to any of the remedies which will provide. Options like : Remedy information – give keynotes, relationships, and possibly audio lectures about the remedy. Materia medica – Will open up every book in the ISIS library that has an entry for this remedy.

21. Family members – Will display it’s associated kingdoms and families. Comparing remedies : Another technique that may prove useful is to compare and contrast a few indicated remedies by examining their differences in the repertory by extracting their rubrics from repertory. Saving the case rubrics : There are provisions for saving the rubrics of the case and cases itself which helps for further follow ups. Others : Sankaran’s insights , provides vital sensation of different plant families and remedies with in them and miasmatic states as two lists.

22. 1, A list of states. 2, A list of plant families. Which displays the essential ‘feeling’ associated with that states or family. Materia medica : A collection of 145 books, on materia medica and few philosophy books. Last name of the author – first, followed by book’s name, arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name. Included many contemporary authors, i.e., Vermeulen, Scholten, Sankaran, etc. We can search symptoms, how they represented under each in different materia medica.

23. After any materia medica search we can easily see which families occurs most frequently, e.g., after a search for anger across all materia medicas, we can see a family graph on it. We can change order of materia medicas in the explorer tree, can exclude any materia medica from search. My notes : Where we can add our notes under sections like – 1, seminar notes. 2, Teaching notes. 3, Periodicals. 4, Remedies notes. 5, Add other books too.

24. Remedy information : Each remedy is presented with four quarters. Top left – Naming AND categorization of the remedy. Bottom left – Any keynotes available for the remedy. Top right – Any relationships recorded for the remedy. Bottom right – Any images, audio lectures or videos available for the remedy. Listen to over 120 lectures on remedy and view over 400 photographs of remedies.

25. We can add our own images, audios or even video files for any remedy with in ISIS to build up our own Homoeopathic resources. Dictionary : Information about terms and rubrics from international dictionaries and other books. Tabers cyclopedic medical dictionary – 1981. Craig’s dictionary London – 1852. Webster’s American dictionary – 1892. Concise English dictionary – 1906. Bbstetrics Glossary Philadelphia – 1886. Ruddock, Homoeopathic vade Mecum – 1893. Allen, diseases of the skin – 1897.

26. Morris Langmead and Holmes, dictionary of practical medicine. Arranged alphabetically. Other provisions : Patient : Where we can store our case data, prescription, follow ups systematically. Acutes : Dr.Praful Vijayarker’s acute chart remedies are provided and repertorization can be possible with it. Homoeopathic discussion forum : ISIS has links to online Homoeopathic web resources, where we can

27. freely ask questions and receive answers via the online discussion groups as an ISIS quest. Tutorials : Provides one screen online tutorials by David Witco, the creator of ISIS explain how you can get the most benefit out of ISIS on your computer. Merits : Ease of use – repertories are clearly presented making navigation through rubrics as simple as typing few letters on the keyboard & with no complex commands to memorize. Repertories, materia medica & all dictionaries on one screen.

28. Integrated repertorization is possible. Prevision to use both conservative approaches & modern techniques like sensation method, practical table, etc, for case analysis. Different types of analysis including filters help to reach in a similimum easily. We can make our rubrics additions under ‘my repertory’, section and can repertorize with them. Latest Homoeopathic thinking built in, like Sankaran’s ‘New insights’ are incorporated. Use of latest technology – can attach photograph & videos to remedies or patient record notes.

29. More graphics and animations. Direct internet connection to Homoeopathic chat rooms or to pickup software updates & new provings automatically. Space to add our own notes where we can keep all over data in one place. - . -